House gives nod to bill protecting children
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The House of Representatives yesterday voted unanimously to approve in principle a draft law on international cooperation for civil action against the violation of custody rights.
The Cabinet proposed the bill in line with the Constitution’s Section 152 so as to support the protection of children’s rights.
The bill, if promulgated, will facilitate assistance for kidnapped or illegally detained foreign children on Thai soil. Thailand is a signatory of the 1980 Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
During the House session, MPs expressed support for the bill and hoped that it would help curtail transnational human trafficking and improve the protection of children.
After the voting session, the House also set up an ad-hoc committee to review the draft.
The ad-hoc committee has 36 members. Of them, 12 come from the private sector as required by the Constitution when a draft law related to children is considered.
